Poems with Lois Letchford: Music Lesson Pro

13 Oct 2020 · 1 min

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In this short YouTube video, Lois Letchford—author of the memoir Reversed and a literacy advocate—introduces herself and then delivers a single‑speaker reading of Shel Silverstein’s poem “Music Lesson” from the collection Balling Up. She recites the poem’s whimsical verses about a reluctant music student, the teacher’s harshness, and the wish to have learned a different instrument. The video concludes with a brief promotional appeal asking viewers to like, subscribe, and share the channel, encouraging them to listen to more poetry.

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Hello, I'm Lois Letchford, author of the book Reversed: A Memoir and literacy problem solver, reading from the book Balling Up by Shel Silverstein, and today's poem is Music Lesson. I really should have studied flute, harmonica, or chimes. The clarinet is nice and light. A fiddle would be fine, but I had to take piano. And my teacher is a brute. He lives up 7 flights of stairs. I wish I'd played the flute. You need the picture. Thank you. Enjoy. Hit like, hit subscribe, and share it. Listen to poetry.